"When I was dancing eight hours a day on DWTS, I was 102 pounds and all muscle. Once I stopped, I gained 20 pounds in a month! I want to be healthy, I want to have kids and I want to live a long time. So, I'm eating well, working out and embracing my butt, curvy legs and hips. Besides, if you're too thin, you look older."

"I have a hard time not finishing my plate. I got that from my grandma. When we'd be full, she'd say, 'You dished your plate. You gotta eat it all.' I'd say, 'Grandma, but I'm so full!' She'd say, 'Stand up and jump up and down.' We'd jump to get our food down quicker, so we could stuff more in there. Now, it literally looks like I've licked my plate after dinner."

"If I'm going to splurge, it starts with breakfast: chilaquiles and, just because I want to taste them, pancakes on the side. Lunch will come, and I'll get fish tacos, maybe guacamole and chips, too. Dinner, I'll say, 'Let's share appetizers,' then we order them all. Now that we've started this whole thing, we have to have dessert. If Ryan gains weight, he'll gain 5 pounds and I'll gain 10. He'll lose his in eight days and it'll take me two months."

"I don't second-guess myself. Whatever decision I make is the right decision because I make it be the right decision. I could say, 'Oh, I probably shouldn't have done that,' but screw that. I've got to learn from it."

"I was so freaking nervous for my love scene in Safe Haven! I may have done a shot before I had to do it! After it was over, all I could think was, Wow, everyone's going to know how it goes down with me when they watch this."

"Ryan plays my supporter. From day one, I've said that I'm here to accomplish my goals whether somebody is in my life or not. I'd never want anybody to be in control of what I do. He knows that's big with me."

"The quality I like most in men, and women, too, is self-confidence: being able to be open, honest and genuine without having to be "on" all the time. And if it's a boyfriend, I want him to be really close to my family. I'm very family-oriented. I want to have three, maybe four, kids."

"My only fashion advice: If you want to do something fun, pick one thing, like shoes or a bag. I used to match everything. Like, I'd wear gold shoes, a gold belt, a gold shirt, a gold headband, all the way down to gold eyeshadow. I probably won't do that anymore. Simple is best."

"I got away with some stuff before I got into the public eye. But now, I think of my nieces and nephews. I don't want them to be disappointed in me. I don't want them to think, 'That's my aunt. How bad is she?' I know I'm going to make mistakes. I don't expect to be perfect, but at the end of the day, I want to be a good person."

Left: Luminous on the runway in Swarovski for the 2011 Heart Truth/Red Dress show at Lincoln Center.